Transcript Presentation to NRC AGM 27 Nov 2012 final

Presentation to NRC AGM
27 th November 2012
Who are we?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Leigh Dalwood
Kathryn Warhurst
Liz Ninnes
Jill Young
Mark Clayton
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
With support from GLF CAP;
Genevieve Harris
Wendy Keetch
Nigel Laiety
Christina Colero
Gail Fairlamb
Wendy Foster
What is Transition?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
Positive, solutions-focused,
community-scale response to the
social impacts of peak oil and
climate change by,
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Building local resilience through
collective action rather than
government reform or individual
action
What is Transition?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
“If we wait for governments, it’ll be too
little too late. If we act as individuals,
it’ll be too little. But if we act as
communities, it might just be enough,
just in time”.
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Rob Hopkins (Co-founder Transition Network)
Where did it
start?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Rob Hopkins – Permaculture
Transition Town Totnes
Transition Network
Many hundreds of official Transition
sites
Over 1800 sites globally ‘Mulling’
What were the driving forces?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Climate Change
Peak Oil
struggling local economy
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Lack of local employment
opportunities
What might Transition look like?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Community projects
Small and large
Themes
Food
Transport
Energy
Economy
Arts and Culture
Waste
Biodiversity
What might Transition look like?
Who are we?
food miles reduced
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
more bikes less cars
more businesses owned by local people
more community employed locally
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
sustainable resource use
How can we work together
And many, many other things to..
Benefits of a Transition approach
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Deal with peak oil and climate change
in a positive way
Community cohesion – reaches out to
everybody
Transition in Gawler
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
Transport
Food
Energy
Arts and Culture
Waste
Economy
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Making best use of what we have got
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
and the opportunities on offer
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
to normalise new behaviours
What have we done?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Steering Group creation and membership
Governance and organisational framework
(Charter)
Visioning
Research Transition
Raising awareness
Web page
What we hope to do
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Build our capacity as a steering
committee
Raise awareness further and connect
with stakeholders
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
‘Unleashing’ of ‘Transition Gawler’ in
November 2013 (maybe)
What we hope to do?
How can we work together
Establish ‘Themes’ groups in the
community
How can we work together?
Who are we?
What is Transition?
Where did it Start?
What were the driving
forces?
What does it look like?
Benefits of Transition?
Transition in Gawler
What we have done?
What we hope to do?
How can we work together?
Where does NRC and Transition
Gawler overlap and complement each
other?